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The U.S. South and Europe : Transatlantic Relations in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

The U.S. South is a distinctive political and cultural force -- not only in the eyes of Americans, but also in the estimation of many Europeans. The region played a distinctive role as a major agricultural center and the source of much of the wealth in early America, but it has also served as a cata...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Minnen, Cornelis A. van
Otros Autores: Berg, Manfred
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The U.S. South is a distinctive political and cultural force -- not only in the eyes of Americans, but also in the estimation of many Europeans. The region played a distinctive role as a major agricultural center and the source of much of the wealth in early America, but it has also served as a catalyst for the nation's only civil war, and later, as a battleground in violent civil rights conflicts. Once considered isolated and benighted by the international community, the South has recently evoked considerable interest among popular audiences and academic observers on both sides of the Atla.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (316 pages).
ISBN:9780813143194